St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-07
A Real Romance Back Of the
RichapdSon-Hanson Kill
ing Affair.
Richardson's Careep--He Was
an Englishman Of Good
Birth and Breeding.
His Wife a Woman of Refine.
ment, Who Left Her All
for His Sake.
HeartbrOken and Weeping,
She Returns to st. Paul
After His Funeral.

Back of the Richardson-H Hanson
night lies the romantic career of two
young people which has had a deplOr-
able tragic termination. Edward Rich
ardSon, who was slain in the Galloway
house in that fatal encounter with Fred
Hanson, was young Englishman of
good birth and superior education. He
was graduate of Cambridge university
and has mother and three brothers
now living i'll England. One brother is
successful barrister; the second one is
q physician, and the third one vicar of
st. Johns parish, Cambridge. When
young Richardson left Cambridge he
entered the British navy as a
midshipman and saw good deal of the
world. After couple OF years service
he left the navy and came to America.
Being of rowing disposition he drifted
from place to place, until he finally
brought up at Bloomington, Ill. 1t was
there he met and married the woman
from whom he was afterwards divorced,
and who is now the wife of Fred Han
son, the second victim of the tragedy.
After Richardson separated from his
wife he went to rowing again, and here
comes in the second romance. Helen
Mason was the only daughter of a
wealthy Toronto wholesale shoe mer-
chant. She had just finished her educa-
tiOn in the convent at Niagara Falls
and returned home to be the
PRIDE OF HER FAMILY
and the belle of the city, when Ned
Richardson crossed her pathway. With
his robust frame, handsome face and
graceful carriage, Richardson was the
perfection of manly beauty. In addi-
tiOn, he was cultured and gentlemanly
in department, and in every way man
to win the love of woman. 1t was the
old, old story. Gaze met gaze and heart
saw heart. Swift darted, as from the
Sun,the strong attraction, and the charm
was done. Helen Mason loved Ned
Richardson from the hour she first met
llm. He was poor and i'll his extremity
Gaa taken q position as a stew
ard in a Toronto hotel. But
that made no difference to the love-
stricken maiden. She would rather
share his lowlest lot, walk by his side
an Outcast. work for him, beg with him,
and live upon the light of one kind
smile from him, than wear a crown.
There was scene when Helen'S family
learned of her infatuatiOn with the
English hotel steward. One brother is
a prominent Toronto banker. another is
an officer in the Dominion military
service, and was wounded in the North
western war. and another is at the head
of a large wholesale establishment.
| With their wealth and social standing
the idea was prepOsterOuS that their
sister should wed a WOrkingman; so
Helen was bundled up and sent back to
the convent for repentance and safe
keeping. But love laughs at locksmiths,
and II was not long until Helen had run
away from the convent and landed i'll
Detroit Here she secured situation as
gOvernesS in the family of Senator
Caskey, from whence she managed to
communicate with Richardson. The Sc
quel was that a little less than three
years ago they were married and came
to Minneapolis to live.
Having heard the story of Richard
sons romantic career. GLOBE reporter
visited Mrs. Richardson last evening at
her home on West Third street, in this
city, to gather further particulars. The
lady
HAD JUST RETURNED
from Eau Claire, whittier she had
gone TO bury her husband. She
was apparently overwhelmed with
grief. but recovered her cOmpOsure
sufficiently to talk for awhile. Mrs.
Richardson looks to be somewhere be-
tween twenty-five and thirty years of
ace. her auburn hair, blue eyes and cast
of features den0ting Celtic origin, and
is evidently lady of culture and refine
ment. After substantially confirming
the statement related above concerning
the details of her own life and that of
her late husband, Mrs. Richardson said:
9'This has Bcen terrible ordeal for me,
but the most horrible part of it is the
statement made by an Eau Claire paper
that my husband was tramp and that
i was not woman to be believed.
When | married Ned Richardson l
knew the whole history of his life, for
he was an honorable man and withheld
nothing from me. | knew of his
former marriage and divorce. L
married him because | loved
him, and God knows | idolzed
him. He loved me, and was as tender in
his affection as if / had been child.
HeswaS kind to me, always, and pro-
yided well for NE. From the day |
married him down TO this hour not one
single regret have / had that | gave up
friends and luxurious home for him.
Eehad to work for his living. but | was
SdGSiltu III Slldlt HIS IOt. y III ldSl NllIltI
wefwere at jamestown, Oak. Mr.. Rich
ardson had charge of the Gladstone hO-
telat that place for eight months. We
went from there in the spring to Gen
eva Beach. where Mr.. Richardson took
apositiOn in the Alexandria hotel. At
the close of the lake season we came to
st. Paul and Mr.. Richardson took charge
of the restaurant i'll connection with the
Ro6ega. When Mr.. O'Neill left the
Ryan, Mr.. Richardson turned over the
Bo6oga restaurant to him. He had
Just completed a purchase of
half interest in the restaurant
at the corner of Fourth and Sibley, and
was to have taken possession on
Wednesday last. Tuesday morning he
received telegram from Eau Claire,
signed Mrs. Fred Hanson" saying
Eda was very i'll and to come immedi-
Richardson's child by Mrs. Hanson,
and is
A LOVELY LITTLE GIRL,
eleven Years old. tie was devoted to
his daughter and the news of her illness
was Il great snock to him. Supposing
frUm the tone of the telegram that the
child was dying, he fastened to catch
the first train TO Eau Claire. went
with him 10 the depot and saw him buy
areturn ticket. He told me that he
would telegraph me as soon as he got
there. Wednesday | received a tele-
gram from him saying that Eda was
not i'll, and he would be home in
the morning. He never came. At
4 o'clock next morning | was aroused
with the announcement that my huS-
band had Inet with an accident and de-
sired me to come TO him. Through
kindness Of heart and in consideration